Superfood Guide

At Chocholistic, we use a combination of high-antioxdant fruit, roots, mushrooms, seeds, and other exotics to create our sugar-free, superfood chocolate.

Superfoods get their title of “Super” from being extremely high in antioxidants – the nutrients that help our body fight inflammation, disease and aging. These antioxidants are measured on the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) Scale.

The higher the number on the ORAC Scale, the more powerful that food is for your body. For example, a traditional high-antioxidant food, blueberries, have 2,400 ORAC units per 100g. This is pretty good for your grocery store aisle! Blueberries are definitely a healthy food, but they aren’t a superfood.

Now take goji berries (a pink Chinese berry found in our Goji Superfruit flavor) which have 25,300 ORAC units per 100g. Another step further, raw cacao (chocolate) has about 98,000 ORAC units per 100g. These, my friends, are superfoods.

With this knowledge, CHOCHOLISTIC set out to create healthy raw chocolate that’s filled with a delicious variety of high antioxidant, disease fighting, health enhancing superfoods.

Please enjoy this Superfood Guide in helping you to make the best choices for you and your health.

And know that there’s a Chocolate Company out there (us!) that strives on bringing these foods to you too – in the most enjoyable way.

ACAI

Protects body from disease and free radials Liver and kidney detox

Fiber

Amino acids

Minerals

Oleic acid

Health skin

Weight loss

Antibacterial/anti viral

Healthy digestion

Anti-aging effects

Energy

How to use: Acai is usually sold in a powder, juice, or frozen gel. Adding it to smoothies is incredibly easy, but you can also find some delicious dessert recipes online!

BAOBOB

High concentration of vitamins and minerals

Blood purification

Immune support

Kidney and liver protection

Heart health

High calcium and magnesium

Helps build bones and teeth

Helps calm anxiety and stress

How to use: Baobob is a fruit from the “Tree of Life.” Quite tart, it’s best mixed into smoothies with other ingredients. Especially tropical ones like pineapple or mango.

BEE POLLEN

Most nutrient dense superfood

Lecithin: aids weight loss

Balances body chemistry

Contains all amino acids used by the body

Increases energy

How to use: Bee Pollen isn’t found in any of our Chocolates (yet) because it’s not vegan (and we want CHOCHOLISTIC to be a chocolate for everyone). However, bee pollen is an excellent food and is best eaten over oatmeal, yogurt, granola, trail mix, or desserts.

How to use: Our favorite superfood. Raw cacao comes in a few forms: powder, nibs, beans, and butter. The powder is extremely versatile for any chocolate recipe. The nibs are great for topping on breakfasts, desserts, and even salads. The beans are very bitter; if you’re taste buds are mature enough – they can make an energizing 3pm snack all by themselves. The butter is used mostly in other recipes along with the powder. Of course, our favorite way of enjoying raw cacao is combined with other superfoods in Chocholistic Chocolate.

CAMU CAMU

Vitamin C: prevents viral diseases like colds and flues

Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, niacin

Antioxidants

Decreases inflammation

Helps calm nervous system: anti-stress and anti-anxiety

How to use: This tart superfruit is usually sold as a powder, so is best added to fruity smoothies.

CHAGA MUSHROOM

Boosts immune system

Supports body’s ability to eliminate toxins

Stimulates the central nervous system

Maintains skin color and elasticity promoting youthful skin

How to use: Chaga is a medicinal mushroom found on Birch trees… and one of Kenzie Harrick’s favorite foods. Sold as a powder, chaga can be added to smoothies or brewed into a tea with a little raw honey for sweetness.

CHIA SEEDS

Great omega 3: omega 6 ratio

Stamina and energy

Minerals

Fiber

Regulates blood pressure

Contributes to mental health

Bone health

Breast health

Prenatal health

How to use: These interesting little seeds make great toppers on salads, yogurts, and more. The most useful thing to know is that they plump up and become gelatinous in water. This makes them a fun add to fruit drinks and milks to create a “tapioca style” pudding.

CHLORELLA

More protein gram for gram than any other food

Highest chlorophyll content

Over 60% protein

Rids body of heavy metals

Vitamins A and C

Protects against pathogenic bacteria

Blood building: similar structure to hemoglobin

Alkalizing

Strengthens immune system

Iron: prevents anemia

Vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B6

Prevents bad breath

How to use: Another CHOCHOLISTIC favorite. You can find chlorella in tablets, capsules, or loose powder (where you’ll get the most bang for your buck). It has a strong sea-algae taste, so combining it with better-tasting foods or swallowing the pill is preferred. Do you taste it in CHOCHOLISTIC?

How to use: Coconut oil is one of the best cooking oils since high-heat won’t ruin the molecules. It can be used as a replacement for any oil to get a more tropical, sweet taste. If you’re into at-home beauty products, use coconut oil as a moisturizer, leave-in conditioner, or as an ingredient in your homemade toothpaste and deodorant.

GINSENG

Stabilizes blood sugar

Boosts energy and stamina

Regulates metabolism

Helps with weight loss

Improves memory, concentration and cognitive function

Relieves stress

Helps recovery from exercise

How to use: You’ll find ginseng in pill form, mixed in teas, or as a powder. It has a strong, bitter taste (bitter = powerful medicine), so most people opt for the pill.

GOJI BERRY

Chinese belief the fruit “extends life”—longevity food with a powerful young female energy

Alkaline

An “adaptogen” meaning it has a combination of therapeutic effects on the body

How to use: We love goji berries – which is why we have a flavor devoted to them. They make a wonderful snack as-is, but you can also mix them with trail mixes, granolas, yogurts, cereal, oatmeal, and more.

HEMP SEED

Over 30% digestible protein

Complete protein

Iron: prevents anemia

Omega 3, omega 6 and omega 9 fatty acids

Vitamin E

High in trace minerals

No saturated fat or cholesterol

How to use: Top your salad with some hemp seeds for some great Omega-3s! These petite little seeds can be tossed with anything, and you may even want to try Hemp Protein Powder as your go-to smoothie enhancer. Hemp seeds aren’t currently in a Chocholistic flavor. But they should still be a part of your diet!

LUCUMA

Minerals to build bones, teeth and proteins

Promotes good digestion

Promotes good hormone balance

How to use: This newly-popular superfood has a nutty, sweet taste. It’s great in smoothies and desserts – like ice cream. Lucuma is found in most Chocholistic chocolates because it is just so tasty!

MACA

Strength, stamina, and libido

Balance hormones

Increases oxygen in blood

Vitamins B1, B2, C, E

Amino acids and fatty acids

Thyroid support through endocrine system

Rebuilds adrenal glands (counteracts damage from caffeine)

How to use: Also nutty and sweet, maca is great in smoothies and desserts. Sold as a powder, it has a very distinguishing taste that most grow to love.

MESQUITE

Stabilizes blood sugar

Digestible protein

Calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and zinc

How to use: Found and used as a powder, this smokey and sweet superfood is good in smoothies and chocolate milkshakes.

OLIVE OIL

High in antioxidants

Fights free radicals

Prevents aging

Heart healthy: protects from high blood pressure and unnatural forms of cholesterol

How to use: From dressings to marinades, olive oil is probably the most used oil in the health-sphere. Have dry skin? Use it as a face wash with warm water.

POMEGRANATE

High anti-oxidant content

Fights inflammation

Cancer-preventing properties

Protects heart, arteries, bones, blood, brain, teeth

How to use: Found as juice, powder, seeds, and more. This superfood is very tart. Smoothies are intuitive, but you could also get creative in the kitchen…. Sangria anyone? Find pomegranate in our Goji Superfruit Chocolate.

REISHI MUSHROOM

Immune support

Helps body return to homeostasis so it can operate at its upmost level

Lowers blood pressure

Helps calm anxiety

Enhances nerve function

Variety of vitamins and minerals

How to use: Usually found as a powder or tea, this medicinal mushroom is excellent with chocolate or honey.

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After learning how to make superfood chocolate in Costa Rica and spending a year as a Raw Food Chef, Kenzie Harrick started selling superfood chocolate in 2012. Since then, her passion for superfoods and raw chocolate has grown and she spends her time in the kitchen making chocolate and educating others on the power of advanced health techniques.

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About Chocholistic

Chocholistic is a superfood chocolate company that uses high-antoxidant herbs, roots, and fruits inside of sugar-free chocolate. Handmade in Connecticut, we use powerful, raw ingredients and an all-natural sweetener from birch trees to make our superfood chocolate as nutritious as it is delicious.